Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-03-16


Next TAX ColIector-A Woman Killed
by IA Train at Americus-An Interest
tu. Game OF Chess
GEORGIA.
Appling Superior Court is III session
shis week.
Covington Star Lodge No. %, ludepend-
ent Order OF Odd Fellows, will probably
nave about forty charter members.
Seven hundred dollars has already been
subscribed at Barnesvile TO furnish
rooms for the Young Mems Christian
Association.
W. B. and Philip Simpson, OF Lumpkin,
KILLED couple OF wild turkeys on Thurs
nay morning, the combined weight OF the
Two gobblers being 43 pounds.
The authorizes are negotiating for, or
al least In correspondence with parties
relative to boring an artesian we'll at the
funatic asylum at Milledgeville.
The measles continue to spread through
out Stewart county. One Lumpkin ply
slcian reports having visited sixteen pa
tients in one day last week who were
down with this disease.
Sunday Mr.. Boswell, a gentleman
WHO was topping some trees for
Aionzo Hips, at Hiram, on the East
tennessee, Virginia and Georgia road,
OAA OuL VI d Tree duu blOhe MS uCNhs
One of the convicts working on the
lovington and Macon railroad, near
shady Dale, made his escape from the
camp at that place, last week. His name
was Martin Freeman, and he was sent
from OglethOrpe county.
The election on prohibition took place
in Jackson county Monday. Everything
passed of quietly. The result of the
eleNi0n at Harmony Grove was for the
sale, 1875; against the sale, 80. The re-
suit at Nicholson was also in favor OF the
wet ticket.
At Lott & Williams mill, near Duke, a
rape was attempted upon Mrs. Cox, a
White lady, by negro named Jim Rob-
ertson. She Immediately called for help
and Robertson flea. Sheriff Henderson,
OF Waycross, is now IN pursuit of the
guilty party.
The big White county gold mine sale
to English capitalists has been completed
asd all the money paid. There were
$500 acres in the pool, and over 800, 900
changed hands. The parties will begin
active preparations Immediately upon
their purchase.
An interesting game of chess is being
played betweeH l.. II. Reeves, of Ameri-
Gus, and X. 5. Brown, OF Griffin. Each
player has a board, and the moves IN ade
by each one is reported by postal card.
Both gentlemen are expert players and
the game promises to be a close one.
Z. 6. Gallagher, An Irish peddler, was
Knocked down and robbed at Huckle-
berry station, Fla. The highwayman Sc
cured 500 in goods and So In United
States money. There is no clue to the
criminal. In the scuffle Gallagher's skull
was cracked. He was sent from Way
Gross " the Savannah hospital.
The protracted meeting that has been
In progress at the Baptist church at
Americas for the past several days will
be continued throughout this week.
These meetings are largely attended, and
much good will result therefrom. quite
number having already been received into
the tcburch. There are two services a
day, morning and evening.
Ham Almand's cotton gin house at
Conyers was burned Sunday night. The
ire had gained such Roadway that 1t
could not be checked, and the gin house,
including all the machinery, a lot of cot
ton seed and corn and one bale OF cotton.
were burned. At present the exact loss
cannot be ascertained, but is rather
heavy. The burning is evidently the
WORK OF an incendiary.
j. J. Spears store at Brunswick was
entered Sunday night in the usual way
through tue window. The glass front
was broken and ABOUT $50 worth of goods
taken. The fellow left his implement, a
car coupling pin, with which he broke in.
IL wouldn't be safe thing for that fell
lOw should he be caught, tor the citizens
are getting their feelings rutiled by this
depreciation.
Sunday sold Sleuth," a Richmond
county detective, raided crowd of boys
engaged in playing dice for money in the
rear of the Georgia Chemical Works at
Augusta. The party numbered fifteen,
and the names OF the boys were taken by
the detective. The boys will be arraigned
before the next grand jury upon two
for trespass and the other
Tor the serious offense of gambling.
The primary election for the selection
or nomination of candidate for Tax
Collector OF Newton county was held on
and resulted in the nomination
of Henry L. Horton. At one time there
were nine candidates in the race for Tax
Collector, but as the day for holding the
primary approached they began to with
draw, and by Friday last five of them had
retired from the contest, which lett only
four in the field.
oCol. George A.. Groom, Of Tallahassee.
Fla, visited the asylum at Mllledgeyille
on Thursday last. For q number of wears
there has been at Chattahoocbee, Fla. a
brick United States arsenal
and wooden quarters and barracks for
officers and men. 1t has been donated by
The United States government to the State
of Florida and been added to and con.
Verted into State asylum. 1t is on fine
high table land, very near where the
Flint and Chattaho0chee rivers unite to
Jorm the Apalachicola. Col. Groom saws
Il Is In good condition.
On Sunday the largest wood fire ever
known in Richmond county DESTROYED
about 100 acres OF heavily timbered woods.
The wood was the property OF John Nc
Dade and Turner Thomas, and was
ocated about eight miles from Augusta
IN the Savannah dirt road. The flames
we're uncomfortable as the wind was very
Ugh and fierce. The fire at one time was
Within six feet of Mr.. McDade's store.
md all that saved 1t from destruction
Was a change In the winds course. The
oss is not yet estimated, and the origin
II the fire ts a mystery TO the owners of
he land.
Congressman George L. Barnes made
IN address 10 an immense audience in
1uZza's Hall at Augusta on Monday
iignt on his work in Congress and on the
0cal affairs OF Augusta, speaking OF the
,ublic building, the great advantages Au- |
,usta could derive from the Savannah
iver, and the necessity of n magnificent
NV hotel for Augusta. lie SAID Augusta